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  • Trump’s Fed chair pick is caught in an unprecedented standoff

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    Kevin Warsh’s path to leading the Federal Reserve took a key step forward this week—and possibly two steps back. On the same day that the Senate Banking Committee announced the date of his confirmation hearing to become the next Fed chairman, prosecutors from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office sought to escalate the very investigation that threatens to delay his appointment. Then, in a Fox Business interview that aired Wednesday morning, President Trump made a full-throated defense of the probe of Chair Jerome Powell related to the renovation of the Fed’s headquarters. The confirmation faces a roadblock led ... (full story)

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Forgediron
Apr 15, 2026 2:48pm
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Trump really is a bullish character isn’t he
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FlyingTurtle
Apr 15, 2026 3:15pm
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Yes he's full of bullish.
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TableTop
Apr 15, 2026 3:20pm
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made me chuckle
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kato369
Apr 15, 2026 6:41pm
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Trump is doing what he was voted in for to drain the swamp and the swamp is world wide.... And for those watching he is doing a good job. It is very good to see finally a President doing what he said he would , nearly the first time in modern day times. And we get to see the fall of the NWO right in front of our faces that is if your eyes are open and you do not suffer from that TDS problem?
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FlyingTurtle
Apr 15, 2026 7:28pm
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Trump is the swamp.

The only thing you're witnessing the fall of is the GOP.

I suspect Trump has a giant bet on dems winning both houses in November. He's doing everything he possibly can to make it happen.

Inflation? Check
War? Check
Runaway debt? Check
Job losses? Check
Acting like a 5-year old? Check
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